Sentences with phrase «good number of its competition»

It's smartly scripted, expertly directed, and acted just fine that raises it above a good number of its competition.

Not exact matches

I'm a free enterpriser so this might be me saying, well look, I don't think it is fair now to say to people that have made those investments — it's a number of companies not just Bell and Rogers, it's Telus and so on — that the city is going to facilitate more competition or invest in it.

«However, BlackBerry has significant competition in this area with a number of handset manufacturers championing an array of low - cost Android devices as well as Nokia's Asha 501.

The moves come as the world's largest restaurant company faces increasingly stiff competition from other fast - food outlets as well as from a growing number of fast - casual restaurant chains.

«But, with part - time and freelance roles becoming more prevalent in the overall job market, there is good evidence to suggest that future retirees will have an even greater number of positions to consider, even if the competition for those roles gets more intense.»

During the middle of the 18th Century and well into the beginning of the 19th Century India produced far more textiles — and usually much cheaper and of better quality — than did England, but a number of measures aimed at undermining Indian textile producers and protecting British textile producers (tariffs that almost always exceeded 50 %, for example, and by 1813 were as high as 85 %) meant that at some point in the first half of the 19th Century the British textile industry had become the most efficient in the world and was able largely to eliminate the Indian textile industry from global competition.

It should understand consumer demand and competition in the US better and have more chances of improving sales within the US through increase in the number of stores than it does in Canada.

Competition among the brokers may be good for traders in terms of choice but because of the large number of new brokers joining the scene each month, many new traders are having a difficult time finding a broker that they can depend on.

Thus there is a built - in bias within the system toward the production of the lowest - cost program that is the least objectionable to the largest number of people — the exact opposite of the idea that competition will force better - quality programs.

This year's conference set records for the number of entries in the competition, as well as attendance, IDFA said.

This comes on the back of a successful pop up international beer competition tasting at the 2013 fair, which attracted large numbers of visitors and reflects the burgeoning interest in craft beer from the independent and on - trade sectors as well as the multiple grocers.

The 2014 Bay of Fires Sauvignon Blanc collected the International Trophy for Sauvignon Blanc over # 15 and the 2009 Leasingham Classic Clare Riesling took home the International Trophy for Dry Riesling over # 15, both wines representing the very best of their varietals in a competition that drew a record number of 15,929 entries from 48 countries.

Sims» speech also sets out the ACCC's activities in relation to a number of areas of competition law (cartels, anti-competitive agreements and practices, MMP (noting the ACCC has «about» 10 in depth investigations underway)-RRB- and touches on the Harper Review and Murray Report as well as key issues surrounding privatisation, communications and water.

All our players got a decent number of minutes of good competition, so overall the preparation of the squad looks good.

Haskins has been the presumed starter (big recruit, big arm, showed flashes a year ago as Barrett's back - up), but Burrow has seemed to keep the competition alive with his performance this spring, including the best numbers of the QB's for OSU this past Saturday.

There have been a growing number of Arsenal transfer rumours about the possible departure from the Emirates of key players such as Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil as well the manager Arsene Wenger, which is not really surprising when you consider the pressure and the protests from the Arsenal fans about our recent struggles on the pitch in all competitions.

Petr Cech insists that Arsenal deserve to be in Europe's elite footballing competition, having missed out on entry only once since Arsene Wenger joined the club, but admits that his side have not been good enough on a number of occasions this season.

The number of places available to PL teams in the CL is dependant on how well PL teams do in the competition.

In addition, we compete annually in BUCS and Varsity competitions, as well as a number of other University competitions.

The numbers alone (8 goals, 16 assists in all competitions) are already up there with his best, but in terms of his performances and his influence on the team he has reached new heights this season.

Having outlined plans to double the number of women and girls playing rugby by 2021, as well as introducing a new domestic competition, England Rugby premiered their Red Roses film, depicting the journey of a young girl from grassroots rugby to playing for England.

To predict the winner of the UEFA Champions League at the current stage of the competition is virtually impossible and this season is no different as there are a number of strong contenders as well as dark horses who are capable of going all the way.

The men's and women's squash competitions got underway with the with a number of home nations players progressing, including England's Alison Waters who won her round of 32 match against Meagan Best 3 - 0.

Sheyi Ojo: # 10m (20 - year - old has looked good in spells for Fulham this season but has faced competition from the likes of Lucas Piazon and Floyd Ayite; would certainly have a number of Championship clubs keen on the pacey wide attacker)

When he was asked if Real Madrid were the team to defeat in this season's Champions League, Hazard said that although they are definitely his personal favorite, the competition is an incredibly open one, and that are a number of teams who stand a good chance of taking the title.

This good news has been welcomed by Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of the Association who said «These numbers, in the teeth of fierce global competition, reflect the hard work of chemical and pharmaceutical companies and their workforces» right across the UK».

Well, these competitions have increased in number and popularity over the last couple of years, and we've been finding that many scientists use them as launch pads for starting their businesses.

«At Berkeley» In theory, the 70th Venice Film Festival was something of a banner one for documentaries: two in competition, one of which, «Sacro GRA,» won the Golden Lion, several others in sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near future).

But Disaster has already picked up some Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor nods this week and that should continue, in addition to contending in a number of categories at the Golden Globes where it will face lighter competition under the Comedy or Musical designation.

His short films have screened at BAFTA - recognised festivals, collecting a number of awards such as Best Director Award at the Kodak / Nahemi Competition and the New Talent Award at this year's BFI Future Film Festival.

A psychological drama that registered with audiences and critics alike because of its heartfelt painful story, as this indie flick did itself proud in the award department in the Australian version of the Oscars (won 13 awards, including best film, director, actor and actress) and was viewed in competition at Cannes and at a number of other film festivals throughout the world including the prestigious Edinburgh Festival.

Although a number of directors who started as Fortnight regulars later «graduated» to the Competition (Michael Haneke, Atom Egoyan), the section has always worked best when it shows works that would never stand a chance of being seen in the Competition — works that were simply too political, too experimental, or simply too offbeat.

Despite the huge number of schools, there is a lot of competition for places in the best ones.

He has received a number of awards over the years including first prizes from the California Newspaper Publishers Association and the Best of the West regional journalism competition.

A number of these new diesels will be included this fall as editors evaluate nominees in the 2014 Ward's 10 Best Engines competition.

Report: 4 of 4 Previous reports: Sept.» 08, Jan.» 09, Apr.»09 Base price: $ 31,450 Price as tested: $ 36,020 Four - wheel - drive system: Two - speed, part - time electronic shift on the fly Long - Term Numbers Miles to date: 23,315 Miles since last report: 7,288 Average mpg (this report): 13.33 Test best tank (mpg): 17.18 Test worst tank (mpg): 8.25 (towing) Maintenance Oil change: $ 62.15 Mid-service: $ 132.50 Problem areas: Warped front rotors, some squeaks and creaks What's Hot, What's Not Hot: Awesome power, exhaust note, features, storage, fine tow rig Not: Interior quality not as good as competition, aggressive traction control, some squeaks and rattles Logbook Quotes * «King Cab is a great size for a personal - use truck, but if you want to put real people back there, get the Crew.»

The so called premium hatchback segment has seen a steady increase in the number of competitors and though the Skoda Fabia has been around for a while, Skoda decided to sent it for a makeover, only to make it a better bet as far as the competition is concerned.

These numbers were the best of our trio of SUVs this year and almost identical to the numbers posted by the 2014 Cherokee Trailhawk at last year's Four Wheeler of the Year competition.

With this in mind it's more important than ever for content providers to ensure they have a constantly updated web presence, which could encompass any number of elements, from a well - structured and consistently updated website, a prominent and professionally maintained blog, good social media links, competitions, peer review sites and so on.

Compared with the competition, the Falcon NW Talon (Core i7 - 860) is a blazing performer: It bests the comparison units on six of the ten numbers we regularly run.

Established in 1993, its William Faulkner — William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition, with cash awards for the best novel - in - progress, novella, short story, poem, essay, and short story by a high school student, has contributed to the launching of a number of careers — including those of Stewart O'Nan, whose first novel, Snow Angels (Doubleday, 1994), was a competition winner; Julia Glass, who won the National Book Award (NBA) for Three Junes (Pantheon Books, 2002); and Lynn Stegner, who was nominated for the NBA for two novels, Undertow (Baskerville, 1996) and Fata Morgana (BaskerviCompetition, with cash awards for the best novel - in - progress, novella, short story, poem, essay, and short story by a high school student, has contributed to the launching of a number of careers — including those of Stewart O'Nan, whose first novel, Snow Angels (Doubleday, 1994), was a competition winner; Julia Glass, who won the National Book Award (NBA) for Three Junes (Pantheon Books, 2002); and Lynn Stegner, who was nominated for the NBA for two novels, Undertow (Baskerville, 1996) and Fata Morgana (Baskervicompetition winner; Julia Glass, who won the National Book Award (NBA) for Three Junes (Pantheon Books, 2002); and Lynn Stegner, who was nominated for the NBA for two novels, Undertow (Baskerville, 1996) and Fata Morgana (Baskerville, 1995).

RIM has had to lower the price of the 7 inch tablets to ensure they remain in competition with their better known competitors, like the Kindle Fire or the Nook Tablet, and now the theft of a huge number of tablets has compounded RIM's problems even more.

The Latest Good E-Reader News has Barnes and Noble, Sony and Amazon targeting the publishing sphere for lower costs of E-Books to be determined by the publishers themselves in the hopes to stave off fierce competition from the Apple iPad and the growing number of indy bookstores such as Kobo.

Authors themselves will face greater competition both from the increased numbers of writers (Good and Bad) facilitated by digital distribution and the existing databases of ALL titles ever published digitized and available for distribution.

A diminuitive, fast and well - priced eBook reader that doesn't only meet its competition feature by feature but also offers a number of unique features besides being the one of the smaller yet most capable eReader devices around.

I recently read articles in PW describing how the numbers of submissions to major publishers are declining, and competition for good first works has become a feeding frenzy.

The table volunteered a number of good ideas, mine was to ask whether the higher unemployment wasn't structural because of global competition.

This bonus differentiates the Chase Freedom ® card from its competition, since a good number of cashback cards offer no bonuses.

Simply by doing the research on nearby competition, the distance to a veterinary clinic a pet owner is likely to drive, and employing some local seo for a better online presence in not just Ypsilanti, but also, for Ann Arbor, Saline, Pittsfield, and Wastenaw County; Ypsilanti Animal Clinic has reported increased numbers of clients beyond their own zip code.

Best of Breed Bitch Owner - Handled — Largest number defeated in National Owner - Handler Competition